A city councilor wants to ban the sale of synthetic versions. But some health experts say it can help people addicted to ...

It’s a green, mean, killing machine. At least according to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who’s launching a federal crackdown on 7-OH — a synthetic byproduct of the ...

NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS BEEN BATTLING THE OPIOID CRISIS FOR YEARS, BUT A GROWING NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES ARE FACING QUESTIONS OVER HOW TO DEAL WITH AN HERBAL SUPPLEMENT THAT CAN MIMIC OPIOID LIKE EFFECTS IN ...

Kratom is becoming more common in the U.S., but a national study says only around 19% of adults are aware of what kratom is.

As practicing physicians, we are alarmed by the increase we are seeing of kratom use and its harmful impacts on patients of all ages. Kratom is an unregulated, addictive, and dangerous drug that ...

BOISE, Idaho — Kratom, a plant-based product promoted as a natural remedy for pain, anxiety, and opioid withdrawal, is sold largely unregulated across Idaho, raising concerns among healthcare ...

Iowa House lawmakers voted to designate the plant-based substance kratom and its synthetic equivalents as a Schedule I ...

Distributors of Kratom and other newly designated schedule 1 drugs will need to discontinue sales by March 25th.